In Bensalem, Pennsylvania it is illegal to race mufflerless go-karts after 6PM on Sunday.
In Bexley, Ohio Ordinance number 223, of 09/09/19 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses.
In Billings, Montana it is illegal for employees of the city's communications center to program their phones with speed dial.
In Boston, Massachusetts it is illegal to take a bath unless instructed to do so by a physician.
In Brandon, Mississipi it is illegal to attempt to stop someone from walking down the sidewalk by parking a motorhome in their path.
In Breton, AL there is a law against riding down the street in a motorboat.
In Britain, failed suicides were hanged in the 19th century.
In Broken Arrow, Oklahoma pigs less than 32 inches in length may be kept as pets provided there are no more than two in a house.
In Bromide, Oklahoma it is illegal for children to use towels as capes and jump from houses pretending to be superman.
In California you may not set a mouse trap without a hunting license.
In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
In Canada it's illegal to pay for a 50 cent item with only pennies, to publicly remove bandages, and for clear or non-dark sodas to contain caffeine.
In Canada, if a debt is higher than 25 cents, it is illegal to pay it with pennies.
In Carlsbad, New Mexico, it's legal for couples to have sex in a parked vehicle during their lunch break from work, as long as the car or van has drawn curtains to stop strangers from peeking in.
In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam."
In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam."
In Chicago, it is illegal to take a french poodle to the opera.
In Chillicothe, Ohio it is illegal to throw rice at weddings.
In Chinese dining, duck sauce is almost never used on duck.
In Chinese, the Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan 'Finger-lickin' good' came out as 'Eat your fingers off.'
In Chinese, the words 'crisis' and 'opportunity' are the same.
In Christian theology there are nine choirs of angels. From highest to lowest, they are: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominions, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, and angels.
In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it LEGAL for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
In Colombia, if a Goajiro woman is successful in tripping a man during a ceremonial dance, he's required to have intercourse with her. (7-16-01)
In Columbus, Georgia it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.
In Connecticut any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police.
In Connecticut it is illegal to pirouette while crossing the street
In Corpus Christi, Texas, raising alligators in your home is against the law.
In Delaware it is illegal to get married on a dare.
In Delaware you may not sell dead people for money without a license.
In Denver it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.
In Denver, Colorado it is illegal for Barber's to give massages to nude customers unless it is for instructional purposes.
In Detroit, couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property.
In Detroit, Michigan it is illegal to sleep in a bathtub.
In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer's name is Yensid, which is Disney spelled backward.
In driving tests, women reacted to emergency options in.56 of a second. Men scored .59 in the same tests.
In Duluth, Minnesota it is illegal to allow animals to sleep in a bakery.
In Dyersburg, Tennessee it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
In earlier times, virginity on one's wedding night was of the greatest importance. To prove that the bride was a virgin, it was customary that the couple would display the bloodstained bedsheet for all to see once the wedding was consummated.
In early America, coffee was usually taken between meals and after dinner.
In early Yorkshire, England, a plate holding wedding cake was thrown out of the window as the bride returned to her parent's home after the wedding. If the plate broke, she would enjoy a happy future with her husband. If the plate remained intact, her future was bleak.
In Eastern Africa you can buy banana beer. This beer is brewed from bananas.
In Elizabethan and Jacobean times, the age of a person when they marry was dependant on the person's class. Those with a high social status were permitted to marry at a younger age.
In England and the American colonies they year 1752 only had 354 days. In that year, the type of calendar was changed, and 11 days were lost.
In English Parliament, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."
In English, "four" is the only digit that has the same number of letters as its value.
In Erwin, Tennessee an elephant was once hanged for murder.
In Eureka, Nevada men who have mustaches are forbidden from kissing women.
In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
In every episode of TV's Seinfeld, there is a Superman somewhere in at least one scene. (There's plastic figurine on the shelf in the dining area, and a magnetic Superman on the fridge!)
In Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal.
In Florida it is illegal to fish while driving across a bridge.
In Florida, having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
In Forrest Gump, Gary Sinise's character (Lt. Dan) tells Tom Hanks' character (Forrest Gump) that the day Forrest works on a shrimp boat is the day he'd be an astronaut. The following year, Sinise and Hanks appeared together as astronauts in Apollo 13.
In Gabon, there are several 1.8 billion years old natural nuclear reactors.
In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic.
In Georgia, movie houses that want to show films on Sunday must reserve one showing a month for religious material.
In German, "eins" and "acht" are the only numbers with their letters in alphabetical order.
In golf, a 'Bo Derek' is a score of 10.
In Greene, New York, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks when a concert is on.
In Halethrope, Maryland kisses longer than one second are illegal.
In Hans Holbein's painting, "The Ambassadors," the artist added a small skull as a way of signing his name. Holbein is another word for "hollow bone" or "a skull."
In Hawaii it is illegal to get a tattoo behind your ear or on your eyelid unless in the presence of a registered physician.
In Hershey, Pennsylvania, the streetlights along "Chocolate Avenue" are in the shape of Hershey Kisses.
In honor of the original thirteen states, the U.S. $1 bill has the following on the back: 13 steps on the pyramid. The motto above the pyramid has 13 letters (annuit coeptis). E pluribus unum, written on the ribbon in the eagle's beak, has 13 letters. 13 stars appear over the eagle's head. 13 stripes are on the shield. 13 war arrows are in the eagle's left talon.
In Hood River, Oregon, you can't juggle without a license.
In hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between the beds!
In Iceland it is illegal to have pets.
In Iceland, a Big Mac costs $5.50.
In Idaho walking along the street with a red-tipped cane is strictly prohibited.
In Idiana it is illegal to sell laughing gas with the intent to induce laughter.
In Illinois it is illegal for barbers to use their fingers to apply shaving cream to a customer's face.
In India, where hinduism is the biggest religon, they belive that there are about 300 million different gods. Because almost every village has it's own local god.
In Italy, espresso is considered so essential to daily life that the price is regulated by the government.
In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey.
In Japan, coffee shops are called Kissaten.
In Joliet, Illinois it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.
In July 1934, Babe Ruth paid the fan who caught his 700th career home run ball $20 to get it back.
In July 1981, a tortoise was sentenced to death for murder. Tribal elders in Kyuasini, a village in Kenya, formally condemned the tortoise because they suspected it of causing the death of six people, apparently through magic. However, because none of the villagers was prepared to risk the tortoise's wrath by carrying out the execution, it was instead chained to a tree. The tortoise was later freed after the government promised an official inquiry into the deaths.
In July, 1950, a patent was issued for an automatic spaghetti-spinning fork.
In Kansas it is illegal to catch bullfrogs in a tomato patch.
In Kentucky you need a license to walk around nude on your property.
In Kentucky, 50% of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers.
In Las Vegas, it's against the law to pawn your dentures.
In Lebanon, Virginia it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.
In Lefors, Texas it is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer at any time while standing.
In Lexington, Kentucky, it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.
In literature, the average length of a sentence is around 35 words.
In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles.
In Los Angelos, California it is legal for a man to beat his wife with a leather strap as long as it is less than two inches in width, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
In M&M candies, the letters stand for Mars and Murrie, the developers of the candy in 1941.
In Maine, it is illegal to sell a car on Sunday unless it comes equipped with plumbing.
In Maryland, men may not buy drinks for female bartenders.
In Massachusetts you must have a license to wear a goatee.
In Massachusetts, if you get caught eating peanuts in church , you can be jailed for up to one year.
In Massachusetts, it is forbidden to put tomatoes in clam chowder.
In Massachusetts, it is unlawful to deliver diapers on Sunday, regardless of emergencies.
In Memphis, Tennessee it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself. A man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists.
In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
in microsoft 1998 edition if your keyboard isnt responding it displays "keyboard not responding press enter to continue"
In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
In most American states, a wedding ring is exempt by law from inclusion among the assets in a bankruptcy estate. This means that a wedding ring cannot be seized by creditors, no matter how much the bankrupt person owes.
In most comic strips and magazine advertisments, the time on the clock is 10:10.
In most watch advertisements the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
In Nags Headm North Carolina you can be fined for singing out of tune for more than ninety seconds.
In Nevada it is illegal to ride a camel on the highway.
In New Hampshire it is illegal to inhale bus fumes with the intent of inducing euphoria.
In New Jersey it is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.
In New York City it is illegal for a man to give 'The Standard Lear' to a woman. Violators are forced to wear horse blinders.
In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans.
In Newport, Rhode Island it is illegal to smoke from a pipe after sunset.
In Nicholas County, W. Va., no member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service.
In Norfolk, Virginia, a woman can't go out without wearing a corset. (There was a civil-service jobfor men onlycalled a corset inspector). However, in Merryville, Missouri, women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male."
In North America, the breed of dog called the Doberman Pinscher is spelled with one "n". But in Europe where it originated, it's spelled with 2. The man who bred for the Doberman spelled his last name (Dobermann) with 2 'n's as well.
In North Andover, Massachusetts citizens are prohibitied from carrying 'space guns.'
In North Caroline it is illegal to make love on the floor of a hotel room between two double beds.
In North Dakota it is illegal to keep an elk in a sandbox in your backyard.
In NYC, "it is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on the street by placing the end of his thumb against the tip of his nose and wiggling the extended fingers of that hand."
In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day.
In October 1959 Elizabeth Taylor became the first Hollywood star to receive $1 million for a single picture. (for Cleopatra)
In ohio it is illegal to ride on the roof of a taxi cab
In ohio it is illegal to run out of gas.
In Ohio women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear
In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00.
In Oklahoma, people who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.
In one of the central intersections of the resort town of Pompeii destroyed in A.D. 79 by Mt. Vesuvius is a replica of the male genitalia, imbedded in and made of cobblestones. The image is approximately three feet wide by three feet long, and points the way to a house of prostitution. The walls of the house are still decorated with picture of the various specialties of the ladies employed there.
In Oregon anyone with a bad reputation is prohibited from distributing malt beverages.
In Paulding, Ohio an officer of the law may bite a dog to quiet him.
In Pennsylvania: "Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes."
In playing poker, there is one chance in 500 of drawing a flush.
In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view."
In Providence, Rhode Island it is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.
In Radford, VA you are not allowed to spit, loogie, puke or urinate on the streets.
In Reno, Nevada staging a marathon dance is illegal, although posting a notice on a fire hydrant about illegal dance marathons is not.
In Richmond, Virginia it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of coffee.
In Rochester, Michigan, anyone bathing in public must have his or her bathing suit inspected by a police officer.
In rural areas, there are more insects in 1 square mile than there are humans on earth
In Salem, Massachesetts sleeping in the nude in a rented room is forbidden, even for married couples.
In Saratoga, Florida it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.
In Scituate, Rhode Island it is illegal to keep a flock of chickens in your motorhome if you live in a trailer park.
In Scotland, Irn-Bru is a soft drink that is more popular than Coca-Cola. When McDonalds opened in Glasgow and did not sell Irn-Bru, it was considered an insult, and the restaurant was subsequently boycotted.
In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.
In seventy-five years the human heart pumps 3,122,000,000 gallons of blood, enough to fill in oil tanker over 46 times!
In Shakespeare, Rosalind, the heroine of "As You Like It", has more lines than any of Shakespeare's female characters. Cleopatra comes in second with 670 lines and third place belongs to Imogen ("Cymbeline"), with 591 lines.
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes when you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight" came from.
In Siberia, in 1994, a container full of marijuana was discovered in the 2,000-year-old grave of a Scythian princess and priestess, among the many other articles buried with her.
In some chuch in South Carolina, every man must bring a rifle to church on Sunday to ward off Indian attacks.
In some town in South Carolina, it is perfectly legal for a man to beat his wife. But only if its on the courthouse steps on Sunday.
In South Carolina you can be fined for not denouncing "the evils of intemperance" on the fourth Friday of every October.
In South Dakota it is illegal to try to convince a pacifist to renounce his beliefs by threatening to arm-wrestle him.
In South Korea, Green Giant canned sweet corn is advertised as a topping for ice cream.
In space, astronauts are unable to cry, tears can't flow down, because of the lack of gravity.
In Spanish, the word "hombre" means: 'shoulder', 'man', and 'hat' all at the same time.
In Spit Bergen, Norway at one time of the year the sun shines continuously for three and a half months.
In Springfield, door to door salesman are prohibited from selling their goods while standing in the middle of the road, screaming at passing vehicles.
In Staten Island, New York it is illegal for a father to call his son a 'faggot' or 'queer' in an effort to curb 'girlie' behavior.
In Sterling, Colorado, it is unlawful to allow a pet cat to run loose without a taillight.
In Sumatra, workers on coffee plantations gather the world's most expensive coffee by following a gourmet marsupial who consumes only the choicest coffee beans. By picking through what he excretes, they obtain the world's most expensive coffee -'Kopi Luwak', which sells for over $100 per pound.
In Sweden, when leaving someone's home, wait until you get to the doorway to step outside before putting on your coat. To do so earlier suggests you are eager to leave.
In Tennessee it is illegal to use a lasso to catch fish.
In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.
In terms of area, Juneau, Alaska, is the largest city in the United States, yet it can only be reached by boat or plane.
In Texas any artificial constructed underwater barrier reefs must come with an instruction booklet.
In Texas criminals are required to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
In Thailand, the left hand is considered unclean, so you should not eat with it. Also, pointing with one finger is considered rude and is only done when pointing to objects or animals, never humans.
In the "Princess Diaries" when the main character is talking to her friend while walking up and down a bench, she falls which portrays her clumsey character. That wasn't on purpose, though. It was raining and the bench was very slippery and she fell for real. If you watch that scene, it will make perfect sense consdering the way they were laughing and how the princess told her friend to keep talking. The director liked it, so he kept it.
In the 14th century, the Arabs started to cultivate coffee plants. The first commercially grown and harvested coffee originated in the Arabian Peninsula near the port of Mocha.
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family's pot filled with coffee.
In the 1700s, European women achieved a pale complexion by eating "Arsenic Complexion Wafers" actually made with the poison.
In the 17th century, no citizen of Japan was allowed to leave the country on penalty of death.
In the 17th century, the number pi was known to 35 decimal places. Today, to 1.2411 trillion.
In the 1800s, the Chinese believed that strangling a man was less sever a punishment than beheading because the body would not be permanently disfigured.
In the 1870s, William Russell Frisbie opened a bakery called the Frisbie Pie Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. His lightweight pie tins were embossed with the family name. In the mid-1940s, students at Yale University tossed the empty pie tins as a game.
In the 1905 football season, 18 men were killed in college games in the United States, and 159 more were permanently injured.
In the 1960's, the US spent millions developing a zero gravity pen for use in space
In the 19th century, craftsmen who made hats were known to be excitable and irrational, as well as to tremble with palsy and mix up their words. Such behavior gave rise to the familiar expression "mad as a hatter". The disorder, called hatter's shakes, was caused by chronic mercury poisoning from the solution used to treat the felt. Attacking the central nervous system, the toxin led to behavioral symptoms.
In the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, if a man was not married by age 30, he would not be allowed to vote or watch athletic events involving nude young men.
In the Andes, time is sometimes measured by how long it takes to chew a quid of coca leaf.
In the building trade a slate measuring 24 by 12 inches is called a
In the city of Carmel, where Clint Eastwood grew up, they dont have postmen, coz they dont have street numbers. Ppl go to the post office to collect their mail.
In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders.
In the early days of modern theater, artificial lighting was produced by throwing pollen grains of the club moss which is highly flammable when placed on a hot surface onto a hot shovel.
In the early stages of development, and pig's embroyo is similar to that of a human's.
In the England it is illegal to sell most goods on a sunday, (this law is mostly ignored), it is however legal to sell a carrot. It is also legal to sell it at any price and to give free gifts with it, such as anything else one might want to buy on a sunday!
In the entire state of Maryland, it is illegal to give or recieve oral sex.
In the game "Monopoly," the space on which a player has the greatest statistical chance of landing is Illinois Avenue.
In the great fire of London in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
In the Great Seal of the US the eagle grasps 13 arrows and an olive branch.
In the Holocaust between 5.1 and 6 million of Europe's 10 million Jews were killed. An additional 6 million 'unwanted' people were also executed, including more than half of Poland's educated populace.
In the kingdom of Bhutan, all citizens officially become one year older on New Year’s Day.
In the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated.
In the last three centuries, 90% of all people living in the Western world have switched from tea to coffee.
In the late 19th century the Supreme Court of the United States legally declarded the tomato a vegetable.
In the late 19th century, millions of human mummies were used as fuel for locomotives in Egypt where wood and coal was scarce, but mummies were plentiful.
In the mall, the fat sheriff with the shotgun fires at the spiders. When the ejected casings hit the ground, they make a metallic "chink" noise. Shotgun casings are made of plastic.
In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was believed to be an aphrodisiac.
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